Reminder / Calendar Programs?

Mike Finley

Anybody have a good program they use and would recommend that will remind you a few days ahead of time something? Like a birthday.

I would like it to run in the background all the time and just pop up with it's reminders.

I tried outlook, but it looks like it has to be running in order for it to work, same thing with Quickbooks customer manager.

I just need it to do simple things like remind me every year of birthdays or something like that.

shanekw1

I downloaded a trial of Microsoft OneNote, its like a big binder you can stuff all your files for a project into, its got reminders and such but Im not too sure if I like the progrm yet or not.

whos birthday didja miss?

mickeyco

No idea, I need one, so I'm "pissing" here so I can find it again, Currently I make a new text file and put a "shortcut" to it in the "startup" folder and it opens every time I start the computer, crude but it works, just need to remember to make the text file. Hey, anybody know a program that could remind you to make a text file to remind you to do something.



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rbsremodeling

If you have a windows mobile phone or blackberry you can put the note/appointment in Outlook and sync it with the handheld and it will pop up and remind you any day, hour you want. Is that an option??

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Mike Finley

My phone has a hole on the end where the string goes from one can to another, I'll have to see if there is a software download from campbells soup.

It sounds like you would still have to have outlook open and running for this to happen even if my phone would get the message which isn't an option.

I'm suprised that out look can't run in the background, every damn microsoft program seems to be able to take over your computer when you don't want it to.

ChrWright

Mike, have you ever tried ACT?

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mickeyco

I figure I'd look up this software and see, it's PosIt software by 3M, my girlfriend has the paid for version, she likes it, I wasn't interested because I thought it was going to be one of those huge memory draining softwares. Did a search there is a free "lite" version, that's basic but will do the job, which is what I want, (I don't need a photo editor/ date reminder/ web browser, etc) and it's under 2MB (1.85MB). Here's a description from download.com, where you can download it:

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Link to 3M site

I downloaded it and will give it a try eventually, still waiting for more suggestions.


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Google calendar

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mickeyco

Is that a program or you telling us to google the word calendar, and if it is a program does it have to connect to the internet to work?








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KentWhitten

I will second google calendar. It's easy to use and it's free. It has either a pop up window or you can tell it to email you. I believe it pops up in the browser you are using so yes, you'd have to be connected.

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mickeyco

So without anybody actually saying it, I think we have established that "Google Calendar" is a program, here is a link to the program, link.


From what I can gather so far it's an online program, not sure but others can see your calendar if you allow it, which means hackers can see your calendar.



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rbsremodeling

google calendar is an online application. You put your appoints on stuff in online in the calendar. You can set it to email you your appoints or text message to your phone. So rbs birthday friday enter in google calendar and it will text message or email you a day or 45 minutes in advance.

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Mike Finley

I tried google calandar it seems like you have to have a browser open for the reminder to get you, if you don't have a browser open you miss the reminder. Sound right? I might not have it set up right but that was what it was doing. That doesn't do exactly what I am looking for. The email reminder or it would work I guess, as long as you are checking your emial every day.


Just need a program that resides in memory all the time and reminds you in a way you can't miss it.

Outlook, act, customer manager and all the rest have reminder functions but you have to have the program running all the time in order for them to work.

rbsremodeling

open or close it will send a text or email to your phone with the reminder

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ChrWright

http://www.memotome.com/

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mickeyco

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mickeyco

That looks like another on-line service.






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Mike Finley

I downloaded this one, it seems to do the trick


http://www.screensaver-download.com/...#free_download

Mystic

I use something called Active Desktop Calendar made by a company called Xemico. It's a calendar program that works with your desktop. It can place month long calendars on the desktop and upcoming important information. Very customizable and keeps me on top of things.

I can't post links yet, but you can google it. It's very worth the money.

Walker1

Its a great program, here is a download link:


http://www.xemico.com/adc/